“This was achieved through the efforts, prayers, and perseverance of Christians who worked with respect, patience, and faith for over 30 years”, say evangelicals.
“The task of the Evangelical Church in Italy is to pray for refugees but also to welcome them”, says the president of the AEI at a Refugee Sunday event.
If the Christian Church understands how to welcome the stranger and contextualise the message to the newcomer, it will bear the message of hope and salvation through Jesus Christ.
In a report to the UN Human Rights Council, they also address human trafficking issues and denounce discrimination against unborn children with disabilities.
In response to cases of abuse in churches, the UK government is calling for more efforts to “ensure that every child is safe, heard and protected”. The Church of England will dedicate £150 million to supporting victims.
Reflecting on the past 15 years having worked with post-atheist Germans in deprived and so-called ‘white’ working class areas, we have identified several obstacles, which we believe hinder us reaching those Europeans who haven’t been ‘Christianised’.
Argentinian president criticised left-wing ideology and claimed to defend Christian values. "His statements were completely contrary to the gospel”, critics say.
A survey also shows that among Catholics, Protestants, and free evangelicals, there is no overwhelming majority against displaying such 'rainbow' flags.
In the UK, the Church of England and the Methodist Church prepare to better respond to growing security threats globally.
In Kristiansand (Norway), dozens of pioneers met for the 2025 M4 conference. The gathering included community learning, creative inputs and a call to preach the gospel boldly.
Creating a space to listen to stories and extend grace can be redemptive in a way that well worded arguments fail to match.
In response to cases of abuse in churches, influential evangelical leaders, denominations, and mission organisations want to break the culture of silence and prioritise the well-being of victims over institutional reputation.
Tilmann Geske was killed in 2007 in a violent crime in a Christian bookstore, but her family stayed in Turkey. Now the state will not renew the residence permit of his 31-year-old daughter.
Between January and April 2025, 12 prosecutions were brought against evangelical pastors. Most were Baptists, allegedly preaching to non-believers without notifying the authorities.
An injustice against an historic Christian group remains unresolved.
“There are many wounds to heal and questions to answer. With each question answered comes relief”, says pastor and author Hans Ewen.
Religious leaders called on the government to end the exclusion of Protestant pastors, who were denied the right to pay social security contributions until 1999.
Olivia is seven days old and cannot wait any longer for the operation. The questions continue, the pain has not gone , but neither has the certainty that God is with us.
The shared love for Christ and the desire to make Him visible gives participants the courage to move beyond their differences, to work together and to seek mutual understanding.
Baptists and Mennonites were later joined by Moravians and Methodists, the Salvation Army, the Plymouth Brethren, various Evangelical streams and eventually Pentecostals, in the voluntary, free church tradition.
We must pray for wisdom and humility as we support those leaders who navigate challenges we in the West may never fully understand.
When someone within the Church has taken advantage of their power or position, then a public response is required, also by the public authorities if a crime has been committed. Failing to investigate scandalous behaviour sends the message that it will be tolerated.
Religious marriages fall to a quarter of the total at the beginning of the century and the presence of Catholicism in public schools is reduced by half.
In Germany, Franklin Graham emphasised the power of the gospel to change history. The European Congress on Evangelism began with more than 1,000 participants from 55 countries across the continent.
Authorities, academics, and representatives of the evangelical, Catholic, Muslim and Jewish religions in Catalonia attended an event with parliamentarians.
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